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4. Crossover Cable Bound

Some players are more diligent than others, but most invest one to two hours per day of off-ice work during the season, in addition to their on-ice activities, explains O’Brien. Another hockey-specific movement, this exercise features a crossover bound while pulling a cable. The athlete is working the outside leg (furthest from the cable apparatus) during this exercise, and so it also needs to be done facing in both directions. This exercise allows the player to develop the propulsion required in a crossover skating stride, which is used constantly during a game as a player accelerates in response to the play.